Ardgowan Hospice

Service overview

Service type: Independent Hospice

Registration status: Registered

Based in Greenock, Ardgowan Hospice is an independent hospice.  

Further information about the hospice and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below. 

Conditions of registration

1. The provider will operate an independent hospital (Hospice).  
2. The service will operate 24hrs Monday to Sunday.  
3. The provider must only allow specialist palliative care on both an in-patient and domiciliary care basis.  
4. The provider must not allow more than 6 in-patient places.  
5. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments (including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics).  
6. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out.  
7. The provider must only treat service users aged 18 or over.  
8. The provider must ensure that patients under the age of 18 are not assessed or treated on the premises.  
9. The provider must only consult and examine patients from the ages of 18 years on an out-patient basis.  
10. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  
11. The provider must ensure that staff possess the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience and that they are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients, the public and wider workforce.  
12. The provider must ensure that staff requiring to be registered by a professional regulating body are actively registered.  
13. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer that specialises in palliative care is available on call at all times. 
14. The provider must not prescribe medication for patients introduced by an unregulated third-party organisation whereby the established governance structures prohibit, or indirectly restrict, the service being able to communicate directly, either virtual or in person, with the service user. 

Inspection reports

• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: October 2025

Report published: 3 October 2025
Inspection date: 7-8 August 2025
Inspection type: Unannounced

Previous inspection reports

• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: July 2023
• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: December 2019
• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: September 2016
• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2015
• Ardgowan Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: May 2013

If you would like a copy of a previous inspection report, please email his.ihcregulation@nhs.scot